MODELING RELATIONSHIP AMONG PERCEPTION, ANXIETY, ATTITUDE, AND ENGLISH ACHIEVEMENT IN MODERN PONDOK PESANTREN
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Perception, Anxiety, Attitude, English achievement, Path AnalysisAbstract
Learning English in Modern Pondok Pesantren will be challenging for students in religious environment especially when Arabic language become more popular among students. This study investigates the relationship among perception, anxiety, attitude, and English achievement of students in Modern Pondok Pesantren. Employing quantitative approach with path analysis, this study invited sample 131 students in Female Islamic Boarding School of Rasyidiyah Khalidiyah (Rakha) Amuntai by using probability sampling technique. Data were collected through two mains instruments: questionnaires and documentation. Questionnaires were used to gather the data about students' perception, anxiety, and attitude while documentation of students' scores in middle and final semester examination was considered as the data for their English achievement. Then, data were analyzed through PLS-SEM using SmartPLS 4 to examine the hypotheses under this study. Three models tested: (1) relationship among perception, anxiety, attitude, and English achievement; (2) relationship between perception, anxiety and attitude; and (3) relationship between perception and anxiety. The results indicated insignificant relationship among the four variables. Perception, anxiety, and attitude do not significantly affect students' English achievement in Modern Pondok Pesantren, and they only contribute 11 % to English achievement. However, the significant relationship found between perception, anxiety, and attitude as well as between perception and anxiety. The contribution of perception and anxiety to attitude is 63.8%, and perception to anxiety is 5.1% The results indicated that students' achievement in English learning is not influenced by their perception, anxiety, and attitude in Modern Pondok Pesantren and more affected by other factors that not cover in this study. The English teacher Modern Pondok Pesantren, then, suggested providing enjoyable and fun learning atmosphere to improve students' perception and decrease students' anxiety in order to enhance their attitude in the English class in Modern Pondok Pesantren context.
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